Progressive Era
How do Third Parties have an impact on the results of elections?
Why did the United States want control over Hawaii?
The US wanted control over their sugar production, as well as wanting to have a strategic location in the pacific.
(For an extra 200 points - Who led the efforts to annex Hawaii, AND who was the queen of Hawaii during this time.)
What event is going to bring the United States into WW2?
The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.
What was the goal of Containment in the Cold War?
Prevent the spread of Communism to other countries outside the Soviet Union
What was the Watergate Scandal?
Watergate was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon.
As a result of Upton Sinclair’s, The Jungle, Congress passed the -
Pure Food and Drug Act
What were the outcomes of the Spanish American War?
The US gained control over the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Cuba gains their independence after accepting the Platt Amendment.
The Philippine War starts as the Philippines fight for their independence.
What were some ways that people on the Homefront impacted the War Effort?
Rationing, Woman began working in factories, purchasing war bonds, Victory Gardens, etc.
Americans grew fearful that communists were infiltrating the U.S. government. This fear was known as
The Red Scare
What was the significance of OPEC on the United States?
OPEC controlled how much oil was coming into the United States. OPEC placed an embargo on the United States leading to an energy crisis in the United States.
What did the Supreme Court case Plessy vs. Ferguson do?
Established the doctrine of separate but equal in the United States.
What is the Open Door Policy and the Boxer Rebellion?
Open Door Policy - Stating that the US had equal access to Chinese Trade Markets
Boxer Rebellion - The Chinese fighting back against western influence. Attempt to remove western people out of China
What were the two main impacts of the atomic bomb for the United States?
Ended WW2 and started the Nuclear Arms Race with the Soviet Union
(For an Extra 300 Points - What was the name of the secret project to create the Atomic Bomb)
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
To provide essential supplies to the citizens of West Berlin, who were facing a blockade by the Soviet Union. The US did this by flying supplies over the blockade.
What were the key elements of Reaganomics?
1.) Cut Government Programs
2.) Lower Taxes for the Wealthy
3.) Increase Spending on National Defense
What stances did Booker T Washington and W.E.B Du Bois take for African American equality
Booker T. Washington stated that African Americans should conform to what white people wanted to show they could live together.
W.E.B Du Bois claimed African Americans should fight for equality and not allow for any discrimination.
What were some of the challenges of the construction of the Panama Canal?
Disease (Yellow Fever), Harsh Tropical Weather, Excavation through mountains and swamps, different sea levels on both sides of the canal.
What was the goal of Operation Overlord/D-Day?
To liberate France from the Axis Powers
How did the American People react to the Vietnam War?
The citizens of the US disliked the war due to it being the first broadcasted war. Many Citizens began rallies and protests calling for an end to the war.
What was the Iran-Contra Affair?
The president secretly gave a group of anti-communist rebels located in Nicaragua military weapons even though Congress deemed it illegal.
Initiative, Referendum, and Recall did what for Progressives?
Allowed the people to have more control in government/democratic process.
Initiative - The people have the chance to create their own laws.
Referendum - Citizens can approve or reject laws
Recall - Citizens can remove elected officials.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary AND the Big Stick Policy?
Roosevelt Corollary - The United States will act as the police force of the western hemisphere. An attempt to keep other countries from spreading influence in North and South America.
Big Stick Policy - Try to negotiate with other countries but if all else fails use our military.
What was Executive Order 9066?
Japanese Internment camps
(For an extra 200 points - How did these camps infringe on Japanese Americans Constitutional Rights)
authorized the president to take all necessary measures to retaliate against attacks on the US by Vietnam.
(For an Extra 500 points - What is Vietnamization?)
What was Jimmy Carter's biggest foreign policy win and loss while in office?
Camp David Accords - Created peace between Egypt and Israel
Iran Hostage Crisis - Iranian students took over the US embassy and held us citizens as hostage - Carter never got them removed.